Anvil advice

[Superbec]

Hi guys

I'm almost done building a scrap forge and start my hammering adventure .
I have an anvil near me it looks beat up


I messaged the seller about the price (unknown) and he responded BID...

I bid ~60$
Is it scrap already?

You think this thing can be repaired? I can tig weld and grind it to flat but don't know if that's not going to destroy it.
weld another top on it?

I have more time than money atm .

dimensions are 17x60x40 cm

I would go to 80$ ... I can find bigger anvils in much better shape for around 250$ ...

thanks for reading.

 

[Superbec]

ok, no bother , the guy thinks he's sitting on a gold mine , replied with a 275 price ... I said : LOL

 

[1982fxr]

Location is everything on anvils. Never seen one exactly like that over here
In the states.

$3-4 per pound is ballpark over here for the good stuff..

 

[G-ManBart]

ok, no bother , the guy thinks he's sitting on a gold mine , replied with a 275 price ... I said : LOL

How much does it weigh? That would be an unusual configuration to find here in the U.S. with the upsetting block, the hardy near the horn and no pritchel hole.

Welding on an anvil will usually ruin it unless you really know what you're doing and even then you're taking a risk.

Grinding it flat is also a good way to ruin an anvil and they don't need to be perfectly flat. Some folks actually like a bit of sway because it can be used to straighten things.

 

[G-ManBart]

Location is everything on anvils. Never seen one exactly like that over here
In the states.

$3-4 per pound is ballpark over here for the good stuff..

I've been buying and selling quite a few anvils lately (keeping a few as well) and the cheaper stuff is selling quickly for $3 a pound...usually in just a few days. When I say cheap stuff I mean unmarked anvils, lower end good brands like Vulcan or better brands with obvious wear/minor damage. Good stuff is going for quite a bit more, and I've seen a few go over $10/lb which is nuts.

It's not just a Michigan thing either...I've bought and sold in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania as well in the past six months or so. Maybe it's mostly the midwest, but I'm hearing the same thing from people I know in other parts of the country as well.

I actually sold a Wilton 400S to a guy who was visiting from Texas...he had a beat up anvil in the back of his truck that he had just bought. He said he can't find an anvil with the horn left on it in Texas that wasn't a fortune, and he'd been looking for over a year. The anvil he bought had some of the heel broken off, and a plate welded on. It was around 100lbs as it sat, and I think he still paid $350 for it (was at a local antique shop).

 

[Superbec]

Location is everything on anvils. Never seen one exactly like that over here
In the states.

$3-4 per pound is ballpark over here for the good stuff..

yes , location really is everything, I'm on the expensive side of Europe ...

I'm looking for a bargain anvil for some time , this is close to me but the price is insane.

I could get several in almost new condition for 200$ but at 2 hour drive .

How much does it weigh? That would be an unusual configuration to find here in the U.S. with the upsetting block, the hardy near the horn and no pritchel hole.

Welding on an anvil will usually ruin it unless you really know what you're doing and even then you're taking a risk.

Grinding it flat is also a good way to ruin an anvil and they don't need to be perfectly flat. Some folks actually like a bit of sway because it can be used to straighten things.

OK, thanks , I'm a welder by trade but will not weld on an anvil then. nor grind , but if I pay good money for a piece of steel it must be in great shape not beaten to death like this thing.

now I'm a bit excited about the forge so probably gonna spend more than I should on an anvil , but not this one.

 

[G-ManBart]

OK, thanks , I'm a welder by trade but will not weld on an anvil then. nor grind , but if I pay good money for a piece of steel it must be in great shape not beaten to death like this thing.

Honestly, I don't think that one has been beaten to death. It definitely has been used a bunch, but that doesn't really hurt it's value as a user much. Obviously, if the price is too high, it's too high, but there are a lot of people in the U.S. who buy/collect those north German style anvils who would love to have that one.

 

[Superbec]

Honestly, I don't think that one has been beaten to death. It definitely has been used a bunch, but that doesn't really hurt it's value as a user much. Obviously, if the price is too high, it's too high, but there are a lot of people in the U.S. who buy/collect those north German style anvils who would love to have that one.

ok ... thanks, that's good to know ...

I found a few cheaper ones in belgium but I got a few speeding tickets over there and don't want to go there unless I have to , guess I have to now.

I think the postage to US would kill any deal ... we also have some very nice vises over here...

 

[Woody610nb]

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